RPAGF Chapter 455 The Queen Bee
Chapter 455 The Queen Bee
"Bang!!"
Fei Huo slammed his fist on the table again.
"The 30 billion yuan allocated by the higher-ups has dwindled to only 12 billion yuan in just a few days?!"
"Calm down, calm down, and let me explain."
"..."
She knew the old man would have something to say, but Fei Huo had already prepared an escape route for herself.
In Siam, her senior brother "Shang" has already fled, and it is said that he has plans to infiltrate China recently.
Then I can live happily ever after with my senior brother.
As for Sun Laodeng's side.
This world isn't ruled by that old guy alone; there are two other powerful figures like him.
If she goes to seek refuge with her senior brother, she should be able to gain the protection of another powerful figure.
Let's treat this task as our last one and just muddle through.
The main problem is that this red-hot brochure is such a rip-off; their hearts are truly black!
Seeing that Fei Huo had stopped acting up, Hong Zhong lit a cigarette and began to argue.
"The special envoy must think that I, an old man, have embezzled and misappropriated the funds allocated by the Alliance, right?"
"nonsense!"
No, you're wrong.
"You still say it's not embezzlement?!"
Red smiles, exhaling clouds and mist.
"If it really is embezzlement, then it's easy to handle."
"At worst, we can arrest the person in charge; if that doesn't work, we can execute them to make an example of others!"
"Many things are not as simple and straightforward as they appear to the eye."
This fire-elemental king wasn't satisfied with just smoking, so he poured himself a glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and enjoyed himself immensely.
"The funds allocated from above have never actually reached the full amount received."
"what?"
Fei Huo felt as if he had misheard something.
"The special envoy listened patiently to me finish speaking."
"This is normal and very common."
"Still normal? Still common?!"
The red-clad figure was still breathing in and out smoke, before he could finish speaking.
"The more people involved we are, the less funding we actually receive."
"In the end, the actual usable funds will be less than half left, won't they?"
"But it wasn't embezzlement as the special envoy thought."
"When the special envoy arrives here, he will surely see that the Pokémon Centers in various places are all in a terrible state from the past. Shouldn't they be renovated?"
"We can't expect the alliance's staff to pay for all the equipment and tools they use, can we?"
"Some departments are in dire straits. The families of trainers who have died in action are crying themselves blind waiting for their compensation. The old man can't bear it..."
"We'll need money then, and the Hong family isn't a money-printing machine."
"..."
Seeing that Flying Fire had been silenced, Red Center continued to attack.
"These are still visible."
"There's also preventing and cracking down on illegal organizations, and dealing with inexplicable 'natural disasters'..."
"It will cost us money to deal with these emergencies, won't it?"
"After all that calculation, it's a complete mess, and the government is still in debt for several hundred million yuan!"
"Okay, you can shut up now!"
Fei Huo stood up.
"Red Heavenly King, I can't argue with you."
"But I need to see you make up the 30 billion, and I need to know exactly where the money was used and how it was used. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain myself, and I'll drag you down with me!"
"Don't worry, we'll definitely make up for it."
Hong Zhong continued to do as he pleased, smoking and drinking.
[But we have to take it slowly. We can gradually make up the 30 billion over five to ten years, in installments.]
"...Cough cough!"
She almost choked on her own saliva after hearing this.
That old fox, how could he be so despicable?
No wonder he was able to remain a top star for over 40 years!
After all that scheming, I really can't outmaneuver this old bastard!
Go ahead and play, I'm not going to put up with this anymore. We'll see how you face Old Man Sun's wrath later!
……
Let's look back at Ye Kai's side.
The Insect Nest Secret Realm.
At this moment, Ye Kai was practicing the techniques related to spiritual abilities described in the document.
But the results were minimal, causing Ye Kai to shake his head.
His spirit clones are currently only the most basic applications, relying entirely on numerical values, without any skills or techniques.
Jin Yi saw all of this.
"King Ye, how about we make another deal?"
"What did the special envoy exchange with Mr. Ye?"
[I've heard that King Ye has a magical rice cake that, once eaten, grants wishes and increases one's strength.]
[Oh? How did you hear this news?]
Jin Yi gave Ye Kai a meaningful look, and didn't hide anything from him.
“Naturally, she is your fiancée, Honglian.”
"..."
So it was Red Lotus.
That's not surprising. If Li Tian dares to go around talking nonsense, Ye Kai will definitely not let her off easily.
But Ye Kai was still planning to trick her.
He showed a momentary look of surprise, his acting was quite convincing.
"Impossible! Why would Honglian tell you these things!"
"Hehe, it's not impossible. Actually, it wasn't her who told me on her own initiative, but I used a little trick."
As he spoke, a humanoid creature resembling an insect appeared beside Jin Yi.
At this moment, the head of her spiritual clone no longer resembled a human head, but rather the head of a bumblebee.
Is this her spiritual doppelganger?
"You know this trick?"
"I wouldn't dare to show off my limited skills in front of King Ye. My spiritual abilities were taught by Elder Sun, so they're barely passable."
To Ye Kai, what she said wasn't modesty, but rather arrogance.
He wasn't angry.
To put it bluntly, this woman just wanted to teach him how to use his psychic abilities.
I just wanted to get some toxic rice cakes as a bonus.
So, should we replace it or not?
Of course, I'll change it!
People are sometimes like that; once they make a request, they don't want to be rejected.
Unity brings mutual benefit, while division brings mutual harm.
Moreover, for Ye Kai, this deal was a win-win situation.
It can be considered a win-win situation.
"make a deal!"
[Okay, then I need to deliver the rice cakes you promised first.]
"can."
……
Three minutes later, Tao Dailang roused himself, made 10 rice cakes at once, and was already dazed and exhausted. Then he went back to the Master Ball to rest.
"Remember, the best results are achieved by eating until you're stuffed in one go."
"it is good."
Jin Yi examined the purple rice cake in front of him, opened his mouth to reveal his sharp tiger teeth, and took a small bite.
She thought it would be sweet, but it turned out to be salty.
But the saltiness seemed quite good, far exceeding her expectations.
Well, it’s so sweet!
She ate four in a row before stopping decisively.
It seems they've sensed something.
[Is this place highly poisonous?!]
"Don't worry, Special Envoy. Just take your time and you'll soon have your wish fulfilled."
[What do you mean……!]
Jin Yi felt a burning heat all over her body, and her chitinous carapace began to smoke. Then her body began to swell...
This is?
Shedding its shell?!
Something even Ye Kai hadn't expected happened.
What on earth is this woman thinking that could lead to such a drastic change in herself?!
Golden Wing's aura surged from level 87 to level 90 in an instant.
This is still information that can be intuitively perceived.
Her height has increased dramatically from 167 cm to around 220 cm.
Although he looked fairly well-proportioned, he was actually taller than Ye Kai.
The body inside the shed carapace is still slightly white and tender, but it quickly darkens in color after the carapace hardens due to blood circulation.
She stuffed large mouthfuls of her own shell-like creature into her mouth. Although her head still had a female appearance, her lower jaw had become insect-like, revealing sharp insect teeth.
In this way... Ye Kai couldn't help but recall the Slit-Mouthed Woman and the Eight-Foot Man he had seen in other works from his previous life.
However, what we see before us is a mixture of them.
"It's truly astonishing that such a drastic change could occur simply from eating poisoned rice cakes."
[I also want to thank you; you did me a huge favor.]
Clearly, Jin Yi is currently one of the best among the insectoids, and he must have just gained a huge benefit!
As for the changes in her appearance, she didn't seem to care.
Also, she started emitting a strong pheromone scent, a honey-like sweetness that was cloyingly cloying.
She was actually in springtime, just like an elf?
"Aren't you afraid of dying in your current state?"
[No need to worry, ordinary insectoids will inevitably die after reproduction, but I have already specialized into a queen bee, so I estimate I will become stronger with each mating, and many offspring bring good fortune.]
"..."
Human desires are generally limited to eating, drinking, having fun, and playing cards.
Insect people are no exception.
So, in this way, Tao Dailang's rice cake fulfilled her wish.
As for becoming stronger, that's a side effect.
"If you see any male insectoids next time, you may bring them to me. I will thank you handsomely."
Without even thinking, it's easy to know what fate awaits that insectoid.
However, this has nothing to do with Ye Kai.
"No problem, no problem. Special envoy, you might as well finish the rest of the rice cakes. They won't spoil for long."
[Don't try to fool me, I've heard that it's addictive if you eat too much, right?]
"..."
She found out about all of this?
It seems her psychic abilities are truly remarkable.
"If you don't want to eat it, you might as well give it back to me; this is quite precious."
Jin Yi withdrew his hand and carefully put the remaining four rice cakes into his spatial backpack.
Just kidding! This thing can only work once, but it's a powerful item that can change your fate. Give it back? What are you thinking?
"You've got what you wanted, now what about what I asked for?"
She rummaged through her spatial backpack and then handed a handwritten notebook to Ye Kai.
[I've written down all the key points about psychic powers in this notebook.]
[There are also some mental techniques that I need to explain to you verbally; you'll need to practice them together.]
Then she began to use the cave walls as a blackboard and started teaching in a very formal and methodical manner.
Her fingers were like indestructible diamonds, instantly melting the stone wall.
The painting is quite vivid, though.
Something strange, but something Ye Kai recognized, appeared before his eyes.
[Does King Ye know what this is?]
"The human brain and the nerves that are distributed throughout the body?"
That's right.
[In reality, what we see as a person is merely a shell; from the moment we develop from a mosquito coil tadpole, our essence is simply this lump of something.]
Jin Yi's explanation was quite professional.
Time passed second by second.
In short, people are often controlled and enslaved by their own brains.
[It can produce various emotions and instincts such as drowsiness, hunger, and fear.]
[If one consciously steps outside this framework and drives the brain to function from a spiritual level, then the vast majority of desires can be "controlled."]
Interesting, is that even a saying?
Ye Kai was not interested in the previous theoretical knowledge.
A glimmer of light appeared in his lifeless purple eyes when he heard that he could gain benefits.
It seems that those "insect people" are well-versed in this art.
This is how they suppress their own desires.
Otherwise, on a whim, he might just go to the Western Paradise to report for duty.
[But the world is neither entirely matter nor entirely soul.]
[Don't try to take large amounts of illegal drugs and expect to suppress your instincts through strong willpower; only an idiot would do that.]
That's right, what kind of people aren't there in this world?
Previously, some trainers had ingested large amounts of pheromone essence for Pokémon, and the consequences were predictable.
It is natural that he died of dehydration after strenuous exercise.
The pursuit of ultimate thrills inevitably leads to a crematorium.
[In short, knowing this and maintaining an "observer's" mindset throughout your psychic training is half the battle won.]
[Now try activating your psionic clone in this state.]